peoriairish
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An impaired ACL can be compensated or even hidden by strong hamstrings. They both prevent anterior translation and external tibal rotation on the femur in an open chained position. Many times, if someone who is of normal activity level and not really planning on playing sports anymore, they won't even bother fixing the ACL.
The gold standard right now is what's known as a bone-tendon-bone autograft. It takes a graft from your tibia, your patella tendon, and your knee cap, is then fed through the tibia and femur in the path the ACL would normally take, making the 10mm graft wide graft of the patella your new ACL. I observed a surgery on Friday of a 17 y/o volleyball player who just had this done. On the post-op protocol from that surgeon, you can't start squatting of any kind until 10 weeks post-op. At that point, the graft is pretty well in place and healing up. While unlikely that he's squatting 3 plates, it's possible with the shape he was in pre-injury.
And while he thinks he may be back by spring ball, sure. He'll be on the field. But I can assure you he will not participating in full team drills and contact. He'll likely be taken aside and run through specific agility drills to bring him up to speed. He should be ready for full contact by fall camp.
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R// There's a long way between squatting 3 plates and the torque and stress put on the knee playing football. Single plane vs multi-plane movements. Be patient everyone.
Source: I have my Doctorate in Physical Therapy.
The gold standard right now is what's known as a bone-tendon-bone autograft. It takes a graft from your tibia, your patella tendon, and your knee cap, is then fed through the tibia and femur in the path the ACL would normally take, making the 10mm graft wide graft of the patella your new ACL. I observed a surgery on Friday of a 17 y/o volleyball player who just had this done. On the post-op protocol from that surgeon, you can't start squatting of any kind until 10 weeks post-op. At that point, the graft is pretty well in place and healing up. While unlikely that he's squatting 3 plates, it's possible with the shape he was in pre-injury.
And while he thinks he may be back by spring ball, sure. He'll be on the field. But I can assure you he will not participating in full team drills and contact. He'll likely be taken aside and run through specific agility drills to bring him up to speed. He should be ready for full contact by fall camp.
TL
R// There's a long way between squatting 3 plates and the torque and stress put on the knee playing football. Single plane vs multi-plane movements. Be patient everyone.Source: I have my Doctorate in Physical Therapy.
